1. A Patient having to get treated for benzodiazepam and methadone overdose. What do you use?
Narcan Patient watching TV starts talking loud to himself. The nurse comes in and can't distract him
so turns down the TV. What should the nurse do then? Move client to quieter room
2. Mr. J is a 35-year-old man who presents to the emergency department with complaints of
palpitations, shortness of breath, and feelings of impending doom. He reports that these symptoms
have been occurring frequently for the past several weeks and have been impacting his ability to work
and engage in his usual activities. On further evaluation, he is diagnosed with an anxiety disorder.
A. Which of the following is the most common type of anxiety disorder?
a. Generalized anxiety disorder
B. Which of the following is a common symptom of anxiety disorders?
d. Excessive worry
C. Which of the following interventions is appropriate for managing anxiety?
c. Encouraging physical exercise
3. A chronic depressed older man refuses to leave his room. His family moved away to a further location
so they're not able to visit him as much. What approach should the nurse take with this man?
May I lay with you for a little?
4.. Ms. K is a 25-year-old woman who presents to her primary care provider with complaints of low
mood, loss of interest in her usual activities, difficulty sleeping, and decreased appetite. On further
evaluation, she is diagnosed with depression.
A. Which of the following is a common symptom of depression?
c. Insomnia
B. Which of the following interventions is appropriate for managing depression?
c. Providing psychotherapy
C. Which of the following medications is commonly used to treat depression?
c. Antidepressants
5. Patient who had generalized anxiety disorder on Xanax long-term. What is the outcome?
Importance of not quickly stopping the drug
6. Mother has a 9-month old baby with mental issues and growth issues. The mother comes in and says
she's depressed because she’ll never have a normal baby. What should the nurse say?
Have you had any thoughts of harming your baby or yourself?
7. Lithium level 1.5. What do you tell the client who had a recent suicide attempt after seeing him
, become very anxious after hearing his Lithium levels?
drink 2-3L of water in 24 hours
8. Woman comes into ED having been raped by her date. What should the nurse document?
Document she stated "I was raped by my date"
9. Which patient would require CAGE assessment?
Alcohol patient, cut down, annoyed, guilty, eye opener
10. A nurse is changing a dressing on a bipolar patient's stomach from self-inflicting knife wound. What
is the nurse's best approach?
showing no signs of being judgmental
11. Woman is at a meeting with you, what is important for the nurse to document after hearing her
issues in the relationship get spouses statement as well patient in corner with paranoid symptoms,
staring and watching you. They refused to communicate with you. What do you do?
ask simple questions
12. patient states "I can't get my thoughts together I should really sell my car. It’s not in here. Let's buy a
car. What is the patient experiencing?
Tangential thinking
13. A depressed adolescent becomes sarcastic and irritates when you start to ask him questions. What
does the nurse do?
Ask him to play cards
14. A patient who has been on an antidepressant for 2 weeks. What should you watch for?
suicidal attempts
15. A patient won't take oral meds that is going through alcohol withdrawal. The nurse starts giving
saline lock per alcohol protocol and thiamine. What do you tell them that it will help with recovery?
Thiamine will replenish alcohol effects on the body (something to do with iron)
16. A male patient got divorced a year ago, lost his job, and recently suffered from a break up. What is
his reason for his recent depression?
feelings of loss
17. A patient is being admitted for drug overdose. She says the reason she is using drugs is because of a
recent breakup of an intimate relationship?
what does the nurse do first ask the patient if they feel as if they have a plan of suicide
18. a bipolar patient has stopped taking an antipsychotic. What other medication should the nurse
expect to be D/C –
benzotropine (Congentin)
Narcan Patient watching TV starts talking loud to himself. The nurse comes in and can't distract him
so turns down the TV. What should the nurse do then? Move client to quieter room
2. Mr. J is a 35-year-old man who presents to the emergency department with complaints of
palpitations, shortness of breath, and feelings of impending doom. He reports that these symptoms
have been occurring frequently for the past several weeks and have been impacting his ability to work
and engage in his usual activities. On further evaluation, he is diagnosed with an anxiety disorder.
A. Which of the following is the most common type of anxiety disorder?
a. Generalized anxiety disorder
B. Which of the following is a common symptom of anxiety disorders?
d. Excessive worry
C. Which of the following interventions is appropriate for managing anxiety?
c. Encouraging physical exercise
3. A chronic depressed older man refuses to leave his room. His family moved away to a further location
so they're not able to visit him as much. What approach should the nurse take with this man?
May I lay with you for a little?
4.. Ms. K is a 25-year-old woman who presents to her primary care provider with complaints of low
mood, loss of interest in her usual activities, difficulty sleeping, and decreased appetite. On further
evaluation, she is diagnosed with depression.
A. Which of the following is a common symptom of depression?
c. Insomnia
B. Which of the following interventions is appropriate for managing depression?
c. Providing psychotherapy
C. Which of the following medications is commonly used to treat depression?
c. Antidepressants
5. Patient who had generalized anxiety disorder on Xanax long-term. What is the outcome?
Importance of not quickly stopping the drug
6. Mother has a 9-month old baby with mental issues and growth issues. The mother comes in and says
she's depressed because she’ll never have a normal baby. What should the nurse say?
Have you had any thoughts of harming your baby or yourself?
7. Lithium level 1.5. What do you tell the client who had a recent suicide attempt after seeing him
, become very anxious after hearing his Lithium levels?
drink 2-3L of water in 24 hours
8. Woman comes into ED having been raped by her date. What should the nurse document?
Document she stated "I was raped by my date"
9. Which patient would require CAGE assessment?
Alcohol patient, cut down, annoyed, guilty, eye opener
10. A nurse is changing a dressing on a bipolar patient's stomach from self-inflicting knife wound. What
is the nurse's best approach?
showing no signs of being judgmental
11. Woman is at a meeting with you, what is important for the nurse to document after hearing her
issues in the relationship get spouses statement as well patient in corner with paranoid symptoms,
staring and watching you. They refused to communicate with you. What do you do?
ask simple questions
12. patient states "I can't get my thoughts together I should really sell my car. It’s not in here. Let's buy a
car. What is the patient experiencing?
Tangential thinking
13. A depressed adolescent becomes sarcastic and irritates when you start to ask him questions. What
does the nurse do?
Ask him to play cards
14. A patient who has been on an antidepressant for 2 weeks. What should you watch for?
suicidal attempts
15. A patient won't take oral meds that is going through alcohol withdrawal. The nurse starts giving
saline lock per alcohol protocol and thiamine. What do you tell them that it will help with recovery?
Thiamine will replenish alcohol effects on the body (something to do with iron)
16. A male patient got divorced a year ago, lost his job, and recently suffered from a break up. What is
his reason for his recent depression?
feelings of loss
17. A patient is being admitted for drug overdose. She says the reason she is using drugs is because of a
recent breakup of an intimate relationship?
what does the nurse do first ask the patient if they feel as if they have a plan of suicide
18. a bipolar patient has stopped taking an antipsychotic. What other medication should the nurse
expect to be D/C –
benzotropine (Congentin)
